Throughout its long history since its inception on March 9, 1831, elements of the French Foreign Legion have engaged in combat on the behalf of France and its interests with distinction. The Foreign Legion has seen battle on five different continents against numerous foes. Afghanistan War Gulf War Peacekeeping Operations Algerian War Indochina War Second World War Rif War First World War Sino-French War Franco-Prussian War Mexican Campaign Italian Campaign (1859) Crimean War Second Deployment to Algeria First Carlist War First Deployment to Algeria See also History of the French Foreign Legion List of Commanders of the French Foreign Legion References French Foreign Legion